super-injunction
super-injunction noun: a legal injunction which also prohibits any mention of its existence to the media or public.
Noun
super-injunction (plural super-injunctions)
- A legal injunction which also prohibits any mention of its existence to the media or public.
- Miss Perroncel was at the centre of a legal row in January when former England captain John Terry took out a super-injunction – a court order so secret that no one was supposed even to mention its existence – to stop any publication of allegations that he had had an affair with her.23 August 2010, Steve Doughty, The Daily Mail
- BBC presenter Andrew Marr said on Tuesday he had taken out a superinjunction to protect his family's privacy.26 April 2011, John Plunkett, The Guardian
Forms of super-injunction
| plural | super-injunctions |
|---|---|
| alternative form | super injunction |
| alternative form | superinjunction |
Origin of super-injunction
From super- + injunction.
Questions about super-injunction
- What does super-injunction mean?
- Super-injunction means a legal injunction which also prohibits any mention of its existence to the media or public.
- What part of speech is super-injunction?
- Super-injunction is a noun.
- What is the plural of super-injunction?
- The plural of super-injunction is super-injunctions.
Words near super-injunction in the dictionary
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